“Why Are We in Libya?” and Other Questions the Media Won’t Ask

by Kevin “Coach” Collins“Why we are in Libya?” This is one of those mysteries we have become accustomed to since the start of Obama administration. Not having any experience save for that of the nebulous “community organizer,” when forced to make decisions Obama has proved a dismal failure. Taking actual decisive action causes Obama to flail around swinging wildly like a child trying to break open a piñata.

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Did I miss the 17 United Nations resolutions on Libya and the way Gaddafi treats his people? If not, then why are we at war with Libya?

Is this a war for oil? If so, why not just drill within our own borders and save the lives, treasure, and national prestige that will be lost in this adventure of yours? Why not admit it is a war for oil? Are you afraid of “speaking truth to power” and telling the anti-American liberals in your party a war for oil is a war for American survival?

Libya produces just 2 percent of the world’s oil, but oil speculators don’t understand this so losing that 2 percent has skyrocketed oil prices. Clearly you don’t understand this either, Mister Obama.

Because he has a huge pile of gold, Gaddafi has hard currency to spend defending his empire. He can pay his soldiers and buy enough weapons to fight on for years. How long will you keep us in Libya, Mister Obama? Will your war take away from our missions in Afghanistan and Iraq?

Mister Obama, when Gaddafi wins — and make no mistake he will — what will your failure do for our image in “the Arab street?”